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• past participle of write.

written

American  

[rit-n] / ˈrɪt n /

verb

1. a past participle of write.

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adjective

1. expressed in writing (distinguished from spoken).

written British  

/ ˈrɪtən /

verb

1. the past participle of write

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adjective

1. taken down in writing; transcribed Compare spoken

   written evidence

   the written word

Other Word Forms

• half-written
  adjective
• prewritten
  adjective
• self-written
  adjective
• well-written
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of written

First recorded before 1000, for the adjective

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• written vs. wrote

Example Sentences

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written

“The death of writing compounds the death of reading,” Mr. Marriott asserts, “further unmooring our culture from its foundations in the written word.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Brian had written down the recipe, and, in his back shed, Michael, with the eventual assistance of Kasey, sets about following it into strange and disturbing territory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It is the most honest sentence ever written about one.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The band is staying true to the songs as they were written and performed without being exactly matchy-matchy on the things that don’t matter but being very certain to land the moments that do.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

A spirit communication written in Hebrew, a language read from right to left, was found to make sense only if read from left to right.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Related Words

• drafted
• penned
• recorded
• reported